Developmental Education Program

To fulfill its mission, College of the Ouachitas offers developmental courses to enhance students’ academic skills for success in college-level reading, writing, and mathematics. College of the Ouachitas accepts a variety of placement tests to identify students’ academic preparedness and to recommend courses at the appropriate level. Students must fulfill the requirements of the course and take an exit examination in order to advance to college-level courses. Developmental Education courses may not earn college credit and may not transfer to four-year colleges and universities in Arkansas. Available courses in College of the Ouachitas’s Developmental Education Program are as follows: